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christiana's review against another edition
3.0
This is neither a good thing nor a bad thing, but the art in this reminds me a lot of the artistry in the TV show Super Why.
molliekay's review
3.0
This cartoonish graphic novel is a fun adventure. The four recently orphaned characters take up the mantle of their parents and begin their own chapter of the New Brighton Archeological Society. A camping trip in the woods leads them on a new and exciting mission, and I can't wait to see what is in store next for the group. Children ages six to ten will especially like the fast-pace and supernatural characters.
emkoshka's review
2.0
Ho-hum. The writing was pretty average and the dialogue stilted, there were too many convenient leaps in the story and the art made the characters look like muppets. Nothing new here.
ederwin's review
2.0
Nice artwork, but the story is just one random thing after another and the characters speak with the same voice.
nocontextdavid's review
2.0
Following the death of their archeologist parents, four children start to uncover secrets from their parent's mysterious past, embarking on their own adventures and discovering a variety of artifacts and mythical creatures along the way.
I ordered this book because I'd read a couple of decent reviews suggesting it would fit snugly in a genre I've clunkily dubbed 'intelligent-funny-and-generally-awesome-children's-books-that-adults-will-love-too'. While there is much to like and lots of potential in this series, the book didn't live up to expectations.
Long passages of exposition dominate some panels, while other parts of the book were confusing, lacking much-needed explanatory text to provide the context that the artwork failed to do by itself. The book also suffers from pacing problems, clunky dialogue and many of the characters lacked... well... character.
On the plus side, children will love the colourful, inventive art (as I did). The writer also does a good job of introducing children to a number of classic myths and creatures. In short, I like the premise and what the creators are trying to achieve more than I liked the end product. That being said, I really hope they get to make the second book!
I ordered this book because I'd read a couple of decent reviews suggesting it would fit snugly in a genre I've clunkily dubbed 'intelligent-funny-and-generally-awesome-children's-books-that-adults-will-love-too'. While there is much to like and lots of potential in this series, the book didn't live up to expectations.
Long passages of exposition dominate some panels, while other parts of the book were confusing, lacking much-needed explanatory text to provide the context that the artwork failed to do by itself. The book also suffers from pacing problems, clunky dialogue and many of the characters lacked... well... character.
On the plus side, children will love the colourful, inventive art (as I did). The writer also does a good job of introducing children to a number of classic myths and creatures. In short, I like the premise and what the creators are trying to achieve more than I liked the end product. That being said, I really hope they get to make the second book!
christiana's review
3.0
This is neither a good thing nor a bad thing, but the art in this reminds me a lot of the artistry in the TV show Super Why.
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